The Advanced Program in Sports Media and the Advanced Program in Editing and Content Management are paid, part-time, 12-week courses, a kind of digital-media finishing school for early-career professionals and very advanced journalism students. The APSM focuses on sportswriting, and the APECM centers on copy editing, and the duties that leverage those skills.

Participants telecommute and set their own hours. The average time commitment is about 12 hours a week. Stipends are paid for the completion of weekly educational units. Course credit is also available at the discretion of the student’s institution, though you don’t have to be a current student to apply or participate.

Though nothing is guaranteed, we expect our highest-achieving graduates to be in a good position for available paid opportunities at B/R. Beyond that, we believe the training all participants receive will make them better candidates for jobs throughout digital media.

The program is year-round, with rotating start dates

The next edition of PHILLIS: The Journal for Research on African American Women, published by the Delta Research and Educational Foundation’s Center for Research on African American Women, will address the topic: “Fortitude: 150 Years of African American Women and Civic Engagement,” sharing scholarly essays and personal narratives on how African American women have contributed to the freedom struggle in America through civic engagment and activism since 1865 to present day. In addition to the scholarly essays, we welcome personal narratives that tell the stories of African American women who have worked on the local, regional, or national levels to gain equality, civil rights, and justice for their communities, for women, or for our race.

You are invited to submit a personal narrative in the VOICES section of the 2015 edition. Your essay, written in first person narrative, may tell your story or that of another woman whom you know from your family, your community, professionally or someone whom you have observed from their leadership or membership involvement in the abolition, women, civil or human rights movements. As the nation reflects upon the 150th Anniversary of the end of the Civil War (1861-1865), the PHILLIS Journal also calls attention to other milestone anniversaries occurring in 2015:

• The 50th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act
• The 50th Anniversary of the Montgomery Bus Boycott
• The 50th Anniversary of the death of Malcolm X
• The Centennial Anniversary of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH)

Your submission may be a personal narrative about women who have made ardent strides (as members or leaders) in the Voting Rights/Voter Education or the Montgomery Bus Boycott movements or women who supported the human rights work and legacy of Malcolm X or women who have been engaged with upholding the mission of ASALH—founders of Black History Month.
Please adhere to the following guidelines for submissions to VOICES:

1. Content must be based on factual information relating to your life or featured woman’s life
2. Type submission using 12 point type and double spacing
3. Length of narrative should be two to three pages; please do not exceed three pages
4. Write story from first person perspective; it is your story to tell
5. Email your narrative to phillis@deltafoundation.net by the deadline date of May 15, 2015

For more detailed information about PHILLIS, please visit http://www.deltafoundation.net

Job Opportunity for Media Studies: Full-time Faculty Term (non-tenure track) Position Job Number: 2015-1671

Overview: The Department of Media Studies of the School of Communications at Quinnipiac University is seeking a full-time term faculty member (non-tenure track). The position starts August 2015 and is renewable on an annual basis. Teaching is the primary duty of term faculty, but continuing professional development and contributions to the University are also expected, including student advising, service, and course/program development. The successful candidate will be student-centric, bringing to the classroom a commitment to innovative teaching. Media Studies is a fast-growing major in the School of Communications. Our students, who earn a B.A. in Communications, intern and work in a variety of career fields, from music, TV, film, public relations, and journalism to social media, sports, marketing, sales, and media research. Some of our alumni have pursued graduate degrees in areas including business, law, and education.

Responsibilities:
Candidates must be able to teach our introductory course, MSS 101: Media Industries & Trends, and in two or more of the following areas: Media Research Methods (qualitative and quantitative), Media Management, Economics of Entertainment Industries, Social Media, Media History, and/or Communications Law and Policy. Candidates must be knowledgeable about the latest trends impacting media industries, professionals, and users.

Qualifications:
Preferred qualifications are a Ph.D. in communications or related field and experience teaching undergraduate media studies/communications courses. Advanced ABDs with a verifiable anticipated completion date prior to August 31, 2015 will be considered.

About us:
Quinnipiac University is a thriving private university with 6,500 undergraduate and 2,500 graduate students, located in Hamden, Connecticut, approximately 90 minutes from New York City and two hours
from Boston. Consistently ranked among the best universities by U.S. News & World Report and recently named one of the 2013 Great Colleges to Work For by The Chronicle of Higher Education, Quinnipiac offers 58 undergraduate majors and 20 graduate and professional programs, including those leading to degrees in both law and medicine. At the core of Quinnipiac is its commitment to teaching and collaboration. Quinnipiac fosters partnerships among students and with faculty; it is a spirited, welcoming campus.

To apply:
Applications must be submitted electronically and should include:
-a cover letter describing your interest in and qualifications for the role
-a current curriculum vitae
-recent teaching evaluations
-contact information for three references included on the application form

Consideration of candidates will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Quinnipiac University has a strong commitment to the principles and practices of diversity throughout the University community. We welcome candidates who would enhance that diversity. Quinnipiac offers a great work environment, challenging career opportunities, competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefit program.

Link: http://careers.quinnipiac.edu/s/Job-Details/Media-Studies-Full-time-Faculty-Term-Position-Job/Hamden-CT/Xjdp-cl290217-jf464-ct100823-jid43607811-coUS

Georgia Public Broadcasting’s news department is looking for interns who are willing to work hard while learning about radio news in a major market.  The internship is unpaid, but the experience will be invaluable for anyone hoping to find the job of their dreams.  You’ll be interviewing newsmakers, writing stories and boosting your audio production and journalism skills; you won’t be sweeping floors or making coffee. Well, sometimes coffee-making is involved. Hey, our guests can get thirsty!

GPB’s network includes nine television stations and 19 radio stations, covering almost all of the state, as well as parts of Alabama, Florida, South Carolina and Tennessee. Interns will work on GPB’s new daily talk show, “On Second Thought” hosted by former NPR and PBS host Celeste Headlee. Headlee was also a managing editor with NPR’s Next Generation project which focused on training upcoming journalists, and she will train interns in field recording, editing, writing, booking and voicing.

Prospective news interns must be able to work at least 10-14 hours per week. Interns must write well, think creatively and be able to think on their feet.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Interview newsmakers at events and news conferences
• Gather tape from phone interviews
• Write news copy
• Research news stories
• Other duties as assigned

 QUALIFICATIONS

• Ability to work under deadline pressure
• Familiarity with basics of journalism
• Ability to write clearly, cogently and quickly
• Strong commitment to learning

Send e-mail with to resume, cover letter and writing sample to Tanya Ott at tott@gpb.org or  Tanya Ott,

Vice President of Radio, GPB News, 260 14th St. NW, Atlanta, GA 30318

We are looking to hire a dynamic policy advocate to join our passionate team of professionals at the Data Quality Campaign.  Details below, and you can find the posting on our website: http://dataqualitycampaign.org/careers/

About the Data Quality Campaign (DQC)

DQC is a nonprofit, nonpartisan advocacy organization that is leading the national effort to ensure that parents, educators, and policymakers have access to high-quality education data and the tools to use them to help students succeed in school and beyond. We collaborate with organizations at all levels and across the country to create the policies and conditions that

• increase public understanding of the value of education data to schools and communities;
• ensure everyone with a stake in education has timely access to the right information to make smart decisions;
• improve the capacity of teachers and school leaders to use data to help students succeed in school and beyond.

We do this work by building close partnerships, telling important stories, and developing the knowledge that policymakers need to empower the field.

Position Summary

This position will provide primary support to DQC’s policy and advocacy team in implementing its multi-year strategy to align local, state, and federal policy to improve data use across the education sector. The senior associate will work across the organization to craft and execute projects and events, represent DQC with its partners in DC as well as nationally, and advise the organization on new ideas and practices from the field.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Support the development and implementation of DQC’s strategic plan and liaise with the policy leadership team to implement this strategy by managing work throughout organization.
• Analyze, distill, frame, and communicate key issues related to data use and systems alignment policy and practice at district, state, federal, and nationallevels.
• Keep DQC staff informed about emerging practices and policies that facilitate effective data use across the education sector at all levels.
• Work with DQC staff to develop a strong network of educators and leaders interested in better using data to improve student achievement.
• Represent DQC in meetings, briefings, coalitions, and partnerships and conduct presentations to expand DQC’s policy advocacy.
• Plan and facilitate effective and results-oriented meetings with high-level stakeholders.
• Reinforce DQC’s strong relationships with national policy, research, and advocacy organizations. Seek strategic opportunities for collaboration and partnership to leverage partners’ expertise to improve local and state conditions for effective state-local data use alignment.
• Oversee development and execution of deliverables, including policy briefs, convenings, infographics, and presentations.

Requirements & Qualifications

The successful applicant will be ambitious, passionate about education, and intrigued by the opportunity to propose new solutions to complex policy problems. In addition, candidates for this position must have the following experience, skills, and abilities:

• 3+ years of related experience.
• Enthusiasm for convening sector partners to build consensus around shared advocacy goals and strategies.
• Experience representing an organization and its agenda externally to a variety of audiences.
• Superb ability to convey ideas and positions to numerous audiences—externally to technical and nontechnical audiences at various levels (e.g., partners,states, federal government) and internally in management situations—both orally and in writing.
• Ability to manage the work of junior staff and contractors.
• Availability to work typical weekday hours at DQC’s Washington, DC, office near Metro Center.
• Willingness to travel as much as 1–3 times a month.
• Ability to work both independently and as a member of a team.

Candidates for the position must possess the following personal characteristics:

• A demonstrated commitment to working with people of diverse backgrounds, cultures, perspectives, and skills.
• The presence to inspire confidence and passion both internally and externally.
• Capacity to work well under pressure in a rapidly changing environment.
• A reputation for being entrepreneurial, partnership-oriented, energetic, positive, and focused.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree required—masters or higher degree preferred—in public policy, education, or related field.

Compensation

• Starting salary commensurate with qualifications. Excellent benefits and work environment.

Reports To

• Associate Director, Local Policy & Advocacy

How to apply

• Please send resume, cover letter, and list of three references (with email addresses) to employment@dataqualitycampaign.org.
• Please indicate “Senior Associate, Policy and Advocacy” in the subject line.

32BJ SEIU

Communications Specialist: FLORIDA

32BJ SEIU, the largest property service union in the country, is seeking an aggressive, nimble and creative Communications Specialist to help drive a comprehensive and strategic communications program in a key market in the union’s eleven-state region.  The communications program includes media relations, social media and member communications for contract fights, organizing drives and legislative and political campaigns.

The Communications Specialist will be a key member of the union’s communications team, responsible for communications in Florida, focused on the Miami and Fort Lauderdale areas.  Additional capacity to support the specialist’s work will be added by union-wide New Media and Member Communications Strategists. This position is based in the union’s Miami office and will include regular travel to the union’s headquarters in New York City.

Candidates should be creative thinkers and capable and skilled multi-taskers who know how to utilize a range of communications tools to advance campaigns. The Communications Specialist reports to the Regional Communications Manager for the Southern Region, based in Philadelphia.

Responsibilities:

• Work with Regional Communications Manager to drive and execute communications plans, including media relations, new media and member communications, throughout the region;
• Initiate contact with and respond to inquiries from print, radio, and television journalists; pitch story ideas and provide information to generate positive media coverage in the region;
• Build relationships with labor, immigration, political and other key media in the region;
• Write news advisories, news releases, background pieces, fact sheets, message documents and other press materials for campaigns;
• Draft member communications, including newsletters, emails, text messages and other materials for campaigns in the region;
• Conduct member interviews and spokesperson development for member communications materials and for public speaking;
• Strategize and implement new media components into campaigns, including concepts for microsites, Twitter, Facebook and email outreach;
• Perform other duties as required to support the department and its mission.

Qualifications:

• Three to five years of experience in communications in labor, politics or advocacy organizations;
• Experience in strategic communications planning in large, multi-faceted organizations;
• Outstanding writer, able to create strong press releases, message documents and member communications materials;
• Familiarity with new media tools and openness to expanding skills in this area;
• Experience in working with and creating communications for union or organizational members on advocacy campaigns;
• Demonstrated commitment to social and economic justice, especially work with union members, low-wage and immigrant communities;
• Ability to work independently, handle multiple priority projects and meet deadlines;
• Very strong preference for a candidate comfortable speaking and writing in Spanish;
• Demonstrated resourcefulness and flexibility in approach to project assignments and planning
• Ability to travel regularly for planning meetings, events and member meetings.

32BJ SEIU, the largest property service union in the country, is working to create good jobs for 150,000 workers in building, food, security and school services and for all working families.  At the forefront of the fight for economic justice in eleven states and Washington DC, 32BJ works to improve low-wage work and strengthen families and communities.   

Application         

• E-mail resume and three press-related writing samples, including your best press release, placement and op-ed to mediajobs@seiu32bj.org
• No phone calls please.

Digital Campaigns Organizer 

Corporate Accountability International, a powerhouse in challenging corporate abuse for more than 35 years, is seeking a Digital Campaigns Organizer to manage the organization’s growing email advocacy and acquisition program, as well as its web and social media presence. As the Digital Campaigns Organizer, you will work closely with our talented campaign organizers and development staff to generate grassroots action from activists in each of our campaigns areas and to drive online fundraising.

Corporate Accountability International’s online program has been instrumental in challenging egregious and life-threatening abuses, specifically in the food, water, and tobacco industries. As the Digital Campaigns Organizer, you will play a key role in increasing the impact of these campaigns by mobilizing our online activists and winning key victories. Most recently, the organization partnered with allies and members across the world to generate grassroots action to halt the corporate-backed Trans-Pacific Partnership, often referred to as “NAFTA on steroids.” We also worked with allies and grassroots activists to stop a landmark water privatization contract in St. Louis that would have allowed the water giant Veolia to profit off of the city’s public water system.

As the Digital Campaigns Organizer, you will report directly to the Online Director and work closely with staff across the organization, including the Communications Director and Membership Manager. The organization is made up of over 60 smart and driven staff and interns working in a fast-paced and fun working environment with a network of members and allies across the world.

Major Responsibilities:

• Organize and implement Corporate Accountability International’s email advocacy and fundraising program.
• Coordinate with organizing staff to increase campaign impact and money raised through online organizing strategies.
• Implement list growth acquisition strategies.
• Manage our email CRM to load, segment, and send email blasts.
• Manage organizational social media strategy and grow the organization’s impact on social media, training key staff on best social media practices.
• Ensure the website is regularly updated with fresh content and troubleshoot technical problems with the website as they arise.
• Stay informed on emerging online technologies through relevant blogs, listservs, trainings, and conferences, implementing best practices for the online program.
• Track, report, and analyze all metrics, using data to inform site and email performance.
• Draft and edit online content across platforms – email, web, blog, and social media.
• Recruit and manage a communications intern.
• Participate in organization-wide planning, fundraising, and campaign activities.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Demonstrated commitment to social justice and progressive social change.
• At least two years of experience in non-profit digital or communications work and/or grassroots organizing.
• Strong writing and editing skills.
• Experience with CRM’s and CMS’s, ideally including Salsa, Raisers Edge, Drupal, and Salesforce.
• Experience developing and executing data-driven online engagement and fundraising plans.
• Demonstrated experience executing a strategic social media engagement strategy.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, HTML, and CSS. Javascript a plus.
• Solid project management skills.

Salary and benefits: Commensurate with experience, with a generous benefits package including health, dental, FSA, 401 (k), ongoing training, and growth opportunities. Upbeat, collaborative, and goal-oriented office atmosphere.

Location: Campaign Headquarters- Boston, MA

To Apply: Visit www. stopcorporateabuse.org/ employment-opportunities. Attach your résumé to the online application, and include a cover letter, a short writing sample, and a list of three to five references. Please include where you heard about the position. If you are having trouble uploading, please email your materials to Sarah Bennett at jobs@stopcorporateabuse.org

Corporate Accountability International is an equal opportunity employer and an inclusive organization. People of color, women, and LGBTQ people are strongly encouraged to apply. For more than 35 years, Corporate Accountability International has successfully challenged corporations like Nestlé, General Electric, and Philip Morris to halt abusive practices that threaten human rights, public health, the environment and our democracy. The organization is expanding—and leading campaigns challenging some of the world’s most powerful industries in food and agriculture, water and tobacco.

Senior Writer/Editor, GRACE Communications Foundation

GRACE Communications Foundation develops innovative strategies to increase public awareness of the critical environmental and public health issues created by our current food, water and energy systems, and to promote a more sustainable future.

GRACE is currently seeking a Senior Writer/Editor to work with our Communications Department to support the foundation’s programs through the development, management and execution of content and communication strategies for discrete projects and campaigns as well as ongoing program work. The Senior Writer/Editor will help manage production of blog posts, articles, newsletters and more, and edit said content for easy read- and search-ability. This full-time position reports to the Communications Director.

In addition, the Senior Writer/Editor will:

• Edit new content across GCF properties, (with guidance/support from directors) including:
• Monthly and weekly newsletters,
• Articles (blog posts),
• Media outreach materials such as press releases,
• Evergreen content including landing and issue pages, one-pagers, etc.,
• Print collateral including brochures and handouts and
• Content for other publications, including multimedia and LTEs.
• Aid in the maintenance of a comprehensive editorial calendar for the organization, and keep content production in line with the calendar (working with the communications manager, who leads this process).
• Collaborate with program staff to manage content audits of existing content.
• Continue to review and edit top-trafficked pages.
• Track and respond (or, with appropriate staff, coordinate response) to comments on the site.
• Support staff production of video and audio content.
• Work with the communications team to initiate and maintain high-level media partnerships.
• Other programmatic work, as needed.
• The Senior Writer/Editor must have a clear understanding of environmental issues around food, water and energy systems, and demonstrated expertise in writing and editing.

The ideal candidate will possess the following skills & qualifications:

• BA or BS in environmental science, food and agriculture or communications. MA preferred.
• Ability to break down academic and technical information into easily understood, editorial-style writing.
• Solid writing and editing skills, and strategic understanding of writing for multiple platforms but especially the web.
• Working knowledge of/experience with Search Engine Optimization.
• Experience with CMS, especially Word Press.
• Solid grasp of environmental issues around food, water and energy.
• A minimum of 5 to 7 years of professional writing/editing experience.
• Sound judgment and the ability to quickly come to understand the foundation’s positions on a range of issues and identify issues that require input from foundation leadership.
• A plus: basic photography/photo editing skills.
• Strong qualitative/quantitative research skills.
• Flexibility to travel in performance of duties.

How to apply

Interested candidates should send a cover letter and resumé, with desired compensation tojobs@gracelinks.org referencing “Social Media/Communications Coordinator” in the subject line. Candidates should also include links to social profiles they have managed.

GRACE Communications Foundation is an equal opportunity employer. All candidates, regardless of race, gender, age or sexual orientation are encouraged to apply.

We offer excellent benefits, and compensation is commensurate with experience.

Applications will be accepted until May 1, 2015.

No phone calls, please.

To learn more about us, go to www.gracelinks.org

Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau

Job Title: Public Relations Intern

Direct Report: Manager, public relations

Supports: Director, public relations

Specialist, public relations

Coordinator, public relations

Compensation: $10/hour

Time period: Eight weeks during summer

• 20 hours/week maximum
• Morning hours, 5 days/week preferred

Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau (ACVB) is the liaison between meeting planners, tour operators and its nearly 850 member organizations. ACVB positions Atlanta as the leading destination for conventions and tourism through sales and marketing programs, supporting Atlanta’s $13 billion hospitality industry, 230,000 jobs for metro Atlantans and 45 million visitors each year. ACVB is seeking a public relations intern for summer to assist the public relations team in marketing metro Atlanta to local, domestic and international media.

What can I learn from this internship?

Interns at ACVB are able to dive into legitimate, portfolio-building public relations projects – this isn’t an internship for coffee-fetching and lunch runs. ACVB’s public relations intern is an integral member of the department and is therefore able to gain practical experience.

Reporting to the department’s public relations manager, interns will gain a better understanding of the basic day-to-day tasks that make up a public relations position and how the hospitality industry works as a whole. ACVB interns are encouraged to attend industry events and openings to network with hospitality professionals and build relationships.

• Internship candidates must be a recent graduate or enrolled in undergraduate or graduate level
• Internship candidates should hold or be working toward a major in public relations, journalism or mass communications.
• Candidates must have strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Candidates must have a proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel.
• We prefer candidates who are self-starters, have strong organizational skills and are enthusiastic about gaining hands-on experience in public relations and hospitality.

What are intern responsibilities?

They include, but are not limited to the following:

• Maintaining press materials and clip files
• Writing and editing of press releases and other press materials
• Assisting with press tours and events
• Attending industry events and openings
• Researching the latest industry trends and issues for key internal communications
• Responding to media requests under guidance and supervision

To apply, please send resume with cover letter to:

Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau

Heather Kirksey — Manager, Public Relations at hkirksey(at)atlanta(dot)net